Sonic the Hedgehog Speeds Over to IDW

Sonic the Hedgehog has always been known for his speed, and it didn’t take SEGA’s blue mascot long to find a new comic book home after the company parted ways with long time publishing partner Archie Comics. Announcing the split via the official Sonic the Hedgehog twitter account, SEGA revealed that they wanted to take the series in a “different direction” from what was currently being produced. At last weekend’s San Diego Comic-Con, they announced that this new direction would come in partnership with IDW Publishing, a comic book publisher with a diverse catalogue of licenced series, including the highly acclaimed Transformers and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Just last week, the California-based IDW announced that they have a Goosebumps comic book in development.

Sonic has a long and storied history with Archie Comics, with the studio releasing its first publication in a 290 issue run back in 1993 at the height of Sonic Mania. Since then, the series has introduced countless new characters into the Sonic mythos and provided a background story that wasn’t possible to bring into the games. While IDW have taken over the Sonic the Hedgehog comic license, it remains to be seen whether they will continue on the Archie Comics story line or start a whole new chapter for the blue blur. In a brief press release from SEGA, again posted via twitter, the company stated “creative teams are currently being formed, and a publishing plan is now underway with more details to come at a later date”. Without a creative team in place though, the company are remaining tight lipped about the direction the comic will take, but hope to have the first issue on shelves sometime next year.

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